diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vty.c b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
index 04581be19b..77a2ce4ae7 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vty.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
@@ -342,15 +342,8 @@ static void show_nexthop_detail_helper(struct vty *vty,
 	}
 
 	if ((re->vrf_id != nexthop->vrf_id)
-	    && (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE)) {
-		struct vrf *vrf =
-			vrf_lookup_by_id(nexthop->vrf_id);
-
-		if (vrf)
-			vty_out(vty, "(vrf %s)", vrf->name);
-		else
-			vty_out(vty, "(vrf UNKNOWN)");
-	}
+	    && (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE))
+		vty_out(vty, "(vrf %s)", vrf_id_to_name(nexthop->vrf_id));
 
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE))
 		vty_out(vty, " (duplicate nexthop removed)");
@@ -548,15 +541,9 @@ static void show_route_nexthop_helper(struct vty *vty,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if ((re == NULL || (nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id)) &&
-	    (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE)) {
-		struct vrf *vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(nexthop->vrf_id);
-
-		if (vrf)
-			vty_out(vty, " (vrf %s)", vrf->name);
-		else
-			vty_out(vty, " (vrf UNKNOWN)");
-	}
+	if ((re == NULL || (nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id))
+	    && (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE))
+		vty_out(vty, " (vrf %s)", vrf_id_to_name(nexthop->vrf_id));
 
 	if (!CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE))
 		vty_out(vty, " inactive");
@@ -620,7 +607,6 @@ static void show_nexthop_json_helper(json_object *json_nexthop,
 				     const struct route_entry *re)
 {
 	char buf[SRCDEST2STR_BUFFER];
-	struct vrf *vrf = NULL;
 	json_object *json_labels = NULL;
 	json_object *json_backups = NULL;
 	int i;
@@ -714,11 +700,10 @@ static void show_nexthop_json_helper(json_object *json_nexthop,
 	}
 
 	if ((nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id)
-	    && (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE)) {
-		vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(nexthop->vrf_id);
+	    && (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE))
 		json_object_string_add(json_nexthop, "vrf",
-				       vrf->name);
-	}
+				       vrf_id_to_name(nexthop->vrf_id));
+
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE))
 		json_object_boolean_true_add(json_nexthop,
 					     "duplicate");
@@ -813,7 +798,6 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 	json_object *json_nexthop = NULL;
 	json_object *json_route = NULL;
 	time_t uptime;
-	const struct vrf *vrf = NULL;
 	const rib_dest_t *dest = rib_dest_from_rnode(rn);
 	const struct nexthop_group *nhg;
 	char up_str[MONOTIME_STRLEN];
@@ -848,11 +832,10 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 
 		if (re->vrf_id) {
 			json_object_int_add(json_route, "vrfId", re->vrf_id);
-			vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(re->vrf_id);
 			json_object_string_add(json_route, "vrfName",
-					       vrf->name);
-
+					       vrf_id_to_name(re->vrf_id));
 		}
+
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(re->flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_SELECTED))
 			json_object_boolean_true_add(json_route, "selected");
 
@@ -1302,18 +1285,11 @@ static void show_nexthop_group_out(struct vty *vty, struct nhg_hash_entry *nhe)
 {
 	struct nexthop *nexthop = NULL;
 	struct nhg_connected *rb_node_dep = NULL;
-	struct vrf *nhe_vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(nhe->vrf_id);
 	struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg;
 
 	vty_out(vty, "ID: %u\n", nhe->id);
 	vty_out(vty, "     RefCnt: %d\n", nhe->refcnt);
-
-	if (nhe_vrf)
-		vty_out(vty, "     VRF: %s AFI: %s\n", nhe_vrf->name,
-			afi2str(nhe->afi));
-	else
-		vty_out(vty, "     VRF: UNKNOWN AFI: %s\n",
-			afi2str(nhe->afi));
+	vty_out(vty, "     VRF: %s\n", vrf_id_to_name(nhe->vrf_id));
 
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(nhe->flags, NEXTHOP_GROUP_UNHASHABLE))
 		vty_out(vty, "     Duplicate - from kernel not hashable\n");